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coal-fired power generation. If not, we will live in a more polluted world with a vastly
altered ecology, powered by old technology, and subject to price uncertainty.
Acknowledgment
The author wishes to thank Amanda Ormond, Lowrey Brown, and Sandy Bahr for helpful
comments on earlier versions.
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